WRITER: PARAMEE PHOKSUBCHAROEN
EDITED: KULDEEP NAGI

On June 23, 2023, Theophane Venard School of Biotechnology students introduced their senior projects to the President of Assumption University of Thailand (AU) and the faculty members. This exhibition allows the senior students to apply their knowledge of how new food technology products and services can be used to deal with real-life problems.

 
 
 

Fourteen (14) students participated in this activity. Each student came out with a different project: The development of Keto Chocolate Spread; The effect of 6-month aging on physicochemical properties of mulberry wine from different fermentation conditions; The development of high fiber and low caloric crispy taro waffles; The construction of pDrive-GSP plasmid for expression in E.coli bl12; The development of plant-based Ginger Gummy; Chitosan incorporated with turmeric extract as edible coating for fruit preservation; The extraction, purification, and application of pigment from torch ginger as a food colouring agent; The development of snacks from Aloe Vera gel; The antibacterial property of honey against three different bacteria; Browning in fried foods; The nano fertilizer from banana peels for hydroponic vegetables; and Rice straw degradation rate comparison between natural state composing and white-rot fungi inoculated compost.

 
 
 

The popular vote went to the effects of anti-browning agents and temperature on the colour of fried wonton sheets (Browning in fried foods). The project demonstrated that the degree of browning in fried wontons can vary depending on cooking time, temperature, and the ingredients used. The wonton sheets fried at 180 degrees Celsius with 0.075% food preservative (Potassium metabisulphite) using palm oil was the best formula as it helps decrease the chance of browning.

This exhibition was successful as it attracted much attention from junior Biotechnology students.

 
 

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